Born in Aarau in 1965, Peter Wälty studied history and English at the University of Zurich. From 2000 he was editor-in-chief and digital director for various Swiss online news sites. He is the author of James Bond und die Schweiz (2008), and the editor of Blick war dabei – Boulevardfotografie von 1959 bis 2019, published by Steidl in 2019.